Sprint Nextel on Friday confirmed the wireless carrier will cut an unspecified number of jobs because of an internal restructuring effort. The reorganization will eventually lead to even further cuts, Sprint acknowledged, though no exact number was given. The cuts come after the wireless carrier announced it was combining its business and consumer units, which

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! Does NVIDIA have some new competition in the quad-core mobile chipset space? Is Google readying Jelly Bean for April? And how might Electric Cars be getting cheaper for Americans in 2013? Is Huawei Prepping a Quad-Core Mobile Chipset for MWC? Google Readying Android 5.0 Jelly

Unless you’re feeling nostalgic, you probably won’t want to get Windows Mobile 6.1 running on your HTC HD7. Alas, a YouTube video has appeared courtesy of the Dark Forces Team, showing off the ancient OS prancing around the confines of Windows Phone. Yes, Windows Mobile inside Windows Phone, Inception style. The bit of technical wizardry

A new report from the reputable China Times claims Amazon’s next Kindle Fire could be heading into production soon, giving the company extra muscle to compete against companies like Apple and Samsung. It sounds like Amazon is confident the company is making a pretty substantial disruption in the tablet market. We’ve heard rumors of the

This will certainly be welcome news for all you HTC fans. The handset maker on Friday announced via its Facebook page more devices are being added to its already robust Ice Cream Sandwich roster, including the HTC Rhyme, HTC Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible 2. We have more good news related to Android 4.0, Ice Cream

The next app you download from Apple’s iOS App Store could be the 25 billionth. With a B. The company on Friday put up a countdown promo page detailing the stakes involved once Apple reaches the incredible milestone. Really, the figure it staggering considering the App Store was launched just three and a half short

When you have kids, finding activities to occupy their excitable little minds can be a challenge. Sometimes books, toys or cartoons aren’t enough. Luckily for parents, there are tablets. According to a new survey from Nielsen, seven out of ten kids under the age of 12 use a tablet, with 77 percent using the devices

Clearwire CEO Erik Prusche said during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday that the company will not begin to deploy its 4G LTE network until June 2013. Prusch explained that Clearwire will initially roll out just 5,000 4G LTE sites, but that it will activate an additional 3,000 sites shortly after the first batch are

It’s been a few months since we last got our hands on the Nokia Lumia 800, but it’s still one of our favorite devices. Unfortunately, the handset was only made available to overseas markets, leaving TechnoBuffalo and the rest of America a bit envious. Until now. If you’ve had your eye on the Windows Phone

While Apple managed to completely blindside us with the announcement of Mountain Lion, it seems the company is having a harder time keeping its upcoming iOS 5.1 upgrade under wraps. Images of a pre-GM version have appeared on BlogdoiPhone, revealing a few new features – one we knew about already. The most interesting tidbit is

A German court on Thursday ruled in Apple’s favor over a slide-to-unlock patent dispute with Motorola. Judge Dr. Peter Guntz of the Munich Regional Court granted the Cupertino-based company a permanent injunction against Motorola’s implementation, which Apple can enforce at its own risk. The ruling is significant not only because it could prohibit Motorola from

Apparently, AT&T wasn’t being entirely forthcoming when it said its annual mobile data traffic was increasing by only 40 percent. In a new post on its Innovation Space blog, AT&T Senior EVP of technology and network operations John Donovan said the wireless carrier’s numbers are actually at double, and it’s been that way since 2007.

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ explores “Aweditorium”, a stunning new platform dedicated to immersing users both visually and aurally into Indie music and it’s culture. Learn all about it on this week’s episode of WTA! Check out the video and let us know what you think in

Apple on Tuesday asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York for permission to sue Eastman Kodak Co. over printer, digital camera and digital picture frame patents. Apple clearly isn’t sympathetic to Kodak’s bankruptcy woes. The filing revealed the Cupertino-based company intends to bring the suit before the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court

It looks like Asus may have over promised when it said Ice Cream Sandwich would be hitting the original Transformer in early February. In fact, owners may have to wait as long as March, as Asus made a statement on its Singapore Facebook page saying the Android update is being pushed back, although no reasons

In a new interview with PCMag, BlackBerry senior brand manager Jeff Gadway shared a few details about the upcoming PlayBook OS 2.0 update. The latest rumors suggest the software may hit as early as February 21, but it sounds like Mobile World Congress is the more likely timeframe. Gadway said code for the OS will

It looks like HTC’s upcoming Tegra 3 equipped smartphone will have competition at this year’s Mobile World Congress. According to MoDaCo‘s “secret source ,” LG is aiming to give HTC a run for its money by unveiling a quad-core device of it’s own, known as the LG X3, something that was hinted at back in

A new report from AllThingD suggests the deal between Yahoo and its Asian partners has stalled, with all parties at a deadlock over tense valuation discussions. Sources close to the situation said talks have reached an impasse with both China’s Alibaba Group and Japan’s SoftBank over a deal that would save Yahoo over $4 billion

When Research In Motion’s PlayBook OS 2.0 was revealed early last month, rumblings suggested the update would hit sometime in February, although no specific date was given. According to N4BB, the date in question is next Tuesday, February 21. We detailed RIM’s new tablet experience when the company unveiled the OS during CES 2012, and

After hitting shelves in 2010, Apple has managed to tally 55 million iPads shipped, amassing that figure in only seven short quarters. Who would’ve thought the device would be so popular? Certainly not Apple, admitted CEO Tim Cook at a Goldman Sachs conference today. In addition to addressing growing labor concerns, Cook shared his insight

On the heels of a ridiculous quarter, Apple is gearing up for what could potentially be its biggest ever product cycle. Slated for 2012 are new versions of the iPad and iPhone, along with the rumored arrival of an Apple HDTV and an Air-esque upgrade to the MacBook Pro line. But Apple has been at

Nerds are just lonely, anti-social souls who stare at computer screens and would probably spontaneously combust if they ever interacted socially, right? Maybe for some, but for one AllThingsD employee named Drake, embracing his nerdiness can actually be kind of romantic. To express his love for girlfriend and Mashable employee Stacy Green, Drake created a

As unabashed gadget lovers, TechnoBuffalo is always on the look out for the latest innovations in design, function and user experience. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the capacity to cover every product out there and, as a result, many worthwhile products subsequently don’t get the coverage they deserve. That’s why we’re introducing a weekly roundup

A new Bloomberg report suggests the U.S. Air Force may purchase as many as 18,000 iPad 2s as replacement for manuals and navigation charts. The service’s Air Mobility Command reportedly has plans to issue a proposal, which would be one of the military’s largest orders of computer tablets. If correct, it would surely advance Apple’s

Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Apple took a knock on Friday after the Schaumburg-based company failed to present conclusive evidence that Apple did any wrongdoing.  The Mannheim Regional Court of Germany dismissed the lawsuit after deliberation concluded Motorola failed to convince and demonstrate any infringements were perpetrated. Motorola cried foul against Apple products regarding a 3G/UMTS patent